The finalists were selected by an expert panel of judges from the Degree shows at the School of Fine Art, History of Art and Cultural Studies and School of Design at the University of Leeds.

The judging panel comprised of Nigel Walsh, Contemporary Art Curator at Leeds Art Gallery, Amy Charlesworth, Lecturer in Art History with the Open University, and Luke Windsor, Deputy Dean of Arts, Humanities and Cultures at the University of Leeds.

Hannah Marsh and Katie Clark both graduated this summer with degrees from the School of Fine Art, History of Art and Cultural Studies. Their work was exhibited alongside that of 56 other artists across the School’s studio, project and shared spaces in June as part of the 2018 BA Fine Art Degree Show, SQUEEZE.

On 26 September 2018, the judges announced Hannah Marsh as the the overall winner of this year’s FUAM Graduate Art Prize. Hannah was also the winner of the People’s Choice Award.